Marino abdicates post at MS&L, but doesn't elaborate

NEW YORK: MS&L's chief strategy officer, Mike Marino, has parted ways with the agency after four years.

In 2001, Marino was named managing director of MS&L's New York office, where he counseled clients including Philips, MasterCard, and Inova Health System. The agency also credits him with being "the chief architect in launching the new MS&L brand," according to a statement released on Wednesday.

MS&L said that a replacement had not yet been named. Reached by phone on Thursday, Marino said only, "[The statement] says it all," and declined to reveal his future plans.

"Everything's great," he added. "MS&L is a great place."

The firm's statement said that Marino "decided to leave the firm," but neither side would elaborate on the circumstances.